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ISSUED MONTHLY BY THE AGRICULTURAL DEVEIDPMENT DEPARTMENT, NOR'l'Hl£ItN PACIFIEI RAILWAY

Vol.-\»'~ . SAINT PAUL, MINN., AUGUST, 1931 No. 1

Flax, Spring Wheat—Big Northwest Crops - __~ - - -

During r c c e nt years when ' the product which goes to eastern'000,000 bushels. with Minnesota inNorthwest farmers have been in-‘factories largely to be made into second place growing 7,320,000teresting themselves in a livestock macaroni, spaghetti and noodles. bushels and Montana fourth, withand feed crops program they have Montana last year produced 1,776,000.not slackened their activities in more than 33,000,000 bushels of Flax usually has been lookedthe production of wheat. In fact, wheat and Washington and Oregon upon as a crop doing best on newin the last 10 years they have been grew 40,000,000 and 23,000,000 land. However, as more and moreincreasing their volume, except in bushels, respectively. The major of the new land has been cultivatedMinnesota, where the dairy indus- wheat growing sections of Wash- the growers are nding that axtry has gained such wide attention. ington and Oregon are in the east- can be adapted to rotation methods

North Dakota heads the list of ern portions of those states where and that well managed land, andspring wheat states, having pro- many of the elds cropped for not necessarily virgin soil, will ll 'duced nearly 100,000,000 bushels decades apparently are as fertile as the requirements.last season. Of this amount, 35,- in the beginning, judging by yields Minneapolis is one of the few720,000 bushels were durum wheat, reported. large ax crushing centers, as wellmoretliun twice as much as the Flax is of large lmpurtallce to as being one of the leaders in thestate next to it in durum bushe]- the Northwest as a cash crop. Of milling of flour. Three companiesage. North Dakota is the region the 23,682,000 bushels grown in the operating six flux mills at thismost favored by the mills grinding United States last year, North Da- point have a combined capacity ferdurum wheats to make semolina. kota produced almost half, or 10,- (nmrimmi ml Pngr J) '

I’:-mu growlm: In the \\'allu \\'aIla wheat u-country. nnutheultern \\'lIllI‘1lIl. The plrture given nn Itleu 01 the rolling nature olthe land, the texture of the atoll and the growth of I crop helng used In some part: of the “'1-at In lleu of summer Ialluw- 0|! "I'll IIIIIIII. !~'0IIIe Nrtlwelt tarmern use eoru or other row erope tor thln purpose. Than the eect ol Iullowlng In

' obtained In some degree and g crop I; grown at the lune tlrue.

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THE NORTHWEST August, I931

n . i THESE HERDS IMPROVEDCLOSEUPS Among sources of encourage-

5""" §§',f,‘fjj:";._ff;f‘,ff{,j,'1f"" "' ment for the livestock industry in. - i L," %_,_ North Dakota are the purebred

. Si . . .1 re exchanges, initiated through

. ‘. tiy er, e ro a es, . nn.., - _- -" fnbll-ha-I by Ilia who formeifly was a barber, has been l the extenslon sen Ice of the 33"‘nepm-en: 0] lrlrullurnl Derelupmanl raising poultry on a three-acre farm cultural college at Fargo. During

Slli(‘8 1920. H8 11180 I188 B9V€I'8.l Ih0l1- ; the records of the extenslonX d ‘I ' 'l l I . H K - -

“Fill! Q] Ila Norlhorn Tra|urunlinrn|u|l" his iI?COl;l€lgol:-Ti service Show Slres ‘Verebetter than they used to be. exchanged and that these transac-., ’, ' . . . . . . . . . . . . ...\'i. '2 ii, r l ii. - -H in.-.-.1... ‘ " tions beneted the livestock pro-

n. w. ai'r:iu.\' . . , . . . . ..st. Paul, Minn. Charles Johnson, in Backer C0linlY- gram on 2,114 farms.Gem-rail lmmigraiiion Agent western Minnesota, gets from tour toi\\'. J. }ll‘.\"l‘ . . . . . . . . . . . ..st. Paul, Minn. va tons of alfalfa hay to the acre in‘ _I" some c°mm“"_itieS purebred

.~\t~‘.~1l:§l:\lll to the Director two cuttings, glre days have bgen lnaugurated on“'- P- $1§;¥§;i;t{*3r§*'-}'z'-_‘--5é;$ff駑°~ “"""‘ l‘_‘ which farmers take the animals

. A. J. DEXTER . . . . . . . . . ..st. Paul, Minn Twemrsix herds in the Komenai they Wish to (ll-‘P0-*9 of to 11 ¢“‘"iml. (‘ tDlrHdlmp mntAo- .Axrlcultural l)e\el0Dment Agent ci(;':i':):' :°r{her%r Idahgfwgasmg Z569 nqlnt and make exchanges amgng

A‘ R- i)-V;-_-I-0"-~-5* Pu" M'""- cows. averaged 30.6 ounds nt hntter- J1h£:R1SQlL'BS_ Thismedium has been__L es ot _.\e_prr\.enj,_Aga.n.L__ . , - _l. J. COI_'RTl(‘l-I . . . . . . . . ..Billiiii:>", Noni. [_\iIin[\.§" °' pom‘ “ 0 mm‘ per °°w in followed Out m°Sl1lY in the @359 Of.»\grit-ulluraii l)t\'\'llI]Hlll_'lli. Agt-Ii! ~ Sheep 0“'ne!-S “vishing to get new

“' ";i‘.§§-‘i3l,‘i31T‘.‘.1“um.i.:r;;.?lif5"X2‘;..l"""‘ In North Dakota <§.2->0 rural boys rams to head their nalis-L. E. LOWE . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul, .\iinn, “Pd girls are enrolled "1 4‘H clubs '-mi’ Bggauge it frequently happensTraveling immigration Agent. )93|'- . . .

T. F. LANG . . . . . . . . . . . . ..St. Paul .\liiiii. hi that trled Slres whlch no longer'rrnvé-in»: l"\Iiiigr:itimi Aizviil L. 1). Kiner. Sunnyside, \Vash., re- can be used in certain herds are

\\'. i‘_ LAHSI-2.\' . . . . . . . . . . . ..l':i.<<~<>_ \\'n.-li. D0113 that last V93!‘ from roll!‘ and One‘ valuable in sgme Qthgr herds, andliiiiiiizratioii .\;.:£-iit halt acres ot asparagus he cleared $500 . .to me acre am, paying for labor and because tried sires often sell forThis paper is sent free for three YnOllilL\‘_. hAfter that, the Sllll))lSCI‘il]Ill(al\ price ll; 2.1 crates. il€SS than young bl.lllS \\hOS€ \\0l'ta ear, a ':i e n zi vance. ow- _____ , ,gygr? noybills lirzge rendered, andd persons: has not been Dl‘0\ en other than b§

1il‘€1J°f.f';f.y"“-35“ .\‘i'$£§ 'L‘i%‘3rs“§»?oi‘.?n “- 8- B”“°Y~ T“°“°'- M°"‘-- ‘" "‘° i the performance of their ancestors,,_ -. , Ritt. R t\'ll, t flilY’..§““.?.?e“2Z;.‘{"f0‘?r*?€“‘§$';rl§‘°§l° £»‘:i'.~ M"; .023 pt‘; £5.33... "i‘9€“§2'i§§ Er 4 the exchange or purebred buns has“inn. sugar beets last year. been popular with some North Da- 'aé~~~~ —~—~— ——— . kota farmers.

AUGUST, 1931 In 1929 J. A. Jokumsen. Enuniclaw, The extension service keeps 3* ’ ' ‘ \\ asli., produced 156 barrels to the acre - - _

(Conn-"Md {mm 1,0 H of cucumber pickles and in 1930 the car? Index on many purebred SW85- K acre yield was 100 barrels. He also WhlCh are f0!‘ €XCh3Ylg9 and

crushing 16,700,000 bushels an- "{°l:‘l'$ °“l%"S °';g‘°a"li"i°‘;;"‘ (“"1 mixgg through this medium farmers learn-- - )0 esan oe esapc eacoryn_ually. Large quantities of linseed {us farm Dgmmd for ms product tar where they can nd what theyail, linseed cake and linseed oilme_al exceeds the supply. want. In the case of dairy cattleare distributed from Minneapolis. __ an index is kept of the butterfat

Cl'0D breeders in _tl'l8 N0l'thW_95t Seattle, Wash., is the market chosen pI‘0dllCtiOn Of 3. bull's daughtershave developed and introduced 1m- by Eda" Schaar lain wins {or 60 and his ancestry. With beef bulls, mm iadiiv *1*"" *8" ‘*1r brcetiiiigs weight and ’ i’ " '-. . . . .\n..~ l . i l 1\i -.\ni t quill!) OIvin more conomical ield and '“°““ " “'8 "9 8 °°“" ry ' 'g1_ g e _ y ,5 western Montana. I OffSpl‘lI‘lg are COI1SlCl€I‘€d.being more resistant to diseasethan the older varieties. Patholo- i ’ i ' i

gists continually have been alert to rescheck the work of new disease andinsect pasta ‘ .'I.1'.-1!.‘ " l‘.."' r!'.?.I'..€f

1-law. KIIII (‘m|nty."ii .‘.‘.'21‘.'.'.'."'f-'.‘I.'l»'|.‘Z:i'.?»'~

NATURAL GAS IN WASH- l.7.€L'..'.‘.‘¢.'-'.‘.i;'....T::

zllrndke '|.:":0II.:l||':-:3One natural gas company oper- i|'§',§\-'er-"'1:-1'1: "L't's"e";

ating in a eld adjacent to the };§°',!‘,',{‘,’_" '.}.‘:§",,‘;[Yakima Valley in central Washing- ‘n-Ma ‘Ila ill-I1 ~H|':=;nton, is getting its supply from 15 i'I.§"wi'¢'l"i¢'-"...||5wells having a total open ow of ]{,{,,",,,',1,,' ',,:f,f'. "21.’:about 10,000,000 cubic feet daily. {I-1;-=a¢¢‘~I ii; “rial;This company, serving Yakima s:-Ila. " "Valley users, has announced a $4,-000,000 expansion program.

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August, I931 THE NORTHWEST ®Thirty-five Years of Creamery Progress

More than 35 years of cream-ery progress at Barnum, Minn., inCarlton County, are depicted by the

' two accompanying photographs of~ the creamery at that point—past '

and present. The new building ‘handles 300,000 pounds of butterannually, much of it being put upin pound prints and ve-pound con-tainers for special city trade. Lastyear the farmers in that vicinity _.

received nearly $100,000 for eggs,many of which also were handledthrough the creamery.

The new plant was built in 1916

Till nu-one at 63' Imnu_m. Minnesota,‘ remodeled m’ ‘Y—hg—n—~an ad-t1‘bc planes-t_4i:&nnao.I:;'.aX "I"'l"""i_ |'""‘-1-relmery, “mi. was bull! III ism. will dition was made. The old plant -In--I \II-I-h I;-o_1l>I|<1"r-lg;-_--a 1*“; I-I-II

- , - - , [I an I own ll e 0 . 0 IIQI I -$1115 ill?‘-i'."i.-"'.?.Z'.i'§iS.'le.i"wii'ii"i>l'Tull: “as bum "1 1395 “hen Fhere I--=- m--d-M in um. Iiwllu. in -H“ "DI-¢.,|,I,,I “I I5, I1‘-I_ “-35!-I’t much Creamery bus"-less, measure. tor dairy prolrenii ll Barnum.

- 1 I - 1 e but nally in 1904 it was purchas- 0* 5 " tiMILLIONS IN METALS ed by C. _Hansen, who later_re- SQUTII ST_ PAUL LARGE

who , _ placed it with the new building, MARKETi e many of the mining I, I1 b

camps of the early days inthewest :32; e busmess as een growmg I-lVe$t°¢k 801d at the Smith St-have played out, Butte, in western .. Paul market last year came fromMontana, still has several thousand Pin:v§‘fl§fte}§H“f,ffo'§e“re§o‘,‘§1iogffg‘ 13 §tate8 ahd three Canadian

men who are engaged in mining’ modern ultr men End dair men pmvleces wlth the total - salesGold was discovered in Butte in now atop?“ tgo mo-orit good l‘eB¢h1h8 $125,0_00i000- It 18 '¢h81364 and thrgugh successive dis- farmfn the lands-larou3;;d Bam_ fourth largest livestock market incoveries of other valuable metals um alog with the favorable Min_ th United $t8t88-the colorful history of this western nosota ogoditions and tho iotroduo_ _South St._ Paul ranked second

clty has been made‘ - - tion of good stock has given these du.rmg 1930 In slaughter °f .h°g8'S°°n Pfter 1868 sever Wes ‘he’ farmers their opportunities bemg exceeded ‘mly. by Ch'eag°'

covered in deposits deeper in the ' and was rst in receipts of calves.ground than any worked by the - Barnum eggs and butter he“ In addition to h b k-purc ases y pacearly PI‘°$P9¢t°1'$ and by 133° the become almost 9‘ byword Jnth ers, 40,800 I-Iead of cattle were

I - many satised consumerspopu ation had reached 5,000. ' bought for reshipment into 23Just as the silver deposits seemed Further’ the breeders °f both p°“l' states, many of these being feeder10 be giving Out, COPPQI‘ W9-8 di$- ‘FY and daliy 8*?“ have f°rls°me calves and steers.covered and the camp's }Iiermanen- 3:*i‘!§yb:€il:n‘£l5sP::‘(;‘%o°lf“?r;“t1(')Pf‘_I:f ____il_cy was esta ished. T e present . . 'population within the city limits is ers seekmg foundatwn stock _THREE MARKETS FORabout 40,000_ __i _ BERRIES V 9

The hill on which Butte is situ- WHERE BERRIES ARE Red raspberries grown in theated, known as the richest hill in CANNED state of Washington are marketedthe world, has yielded considerable While In 1909 o I in three forms: in tin.cans, frozenquantities of silver, $21 000 000 in f h I f n y seven per pack and those shipped fresh Theteeéi, $36,000,000 in geid,'$20'0,000,- ‘in *,§e"“U‘;,‘;,‘;d“2,,g1gged0{*,$;; commercial crop of 13,802,310

0 ' ' a 1000000 0 ' - '- "in zinc_ an_ $ , , ,0 0 in than bluobornos was orodltod to pounds was divided among thecopper. Scientists say that only a Washington amforogon 20 years three in the order named as fol-scratch has been made on the cop- later those canned in’ the two lows: 6,242,310 pounds; 4,500,-per and that it will be a source of Pacic Northwest states had I.eaoh_ 000; and 3,150,000.‘meme f°r ".‘a"Y years to e°me' ed 75 per cent of the value of all -—-—i—720%I?gt§1“;;’1g%9e¥f%%gg%‘3_,zia berries canned in the country. GIRLS EXHIBIT IIANDICRAFTand zinc, the volume being 2,686,- iii Girls’ 4-H clothing club mem-669 tons of ore. There were 43,- Montana has 750,000 acres in bers in 38 North Dakota counties489.17 ounces of gold, 7,052,889 alfalfa, or more than half of the where club work is being conduct-ounces of silver, 196,187,523 tame hay acreage of the state. ed have prepared exhibits of theirpou n d s of copper, 21,306,044 The value of the Treasure State's handicraft for county, district andpounds of lead and 52,841,108 alfalfa hay crop is second only to state fairs. There are 54 countiespounds of zinc. that of the wheat crop. in the state.

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\ loiild-yr \lI-\\ --I‘ l-I-nu-I---la“. la kiln; County. nrnlrru \\llI.I|lIH|lll|. uml the u|||'rn||mll|n: in-lull; rullluu vnlinll-3. lmnll Ilrmn|IrMlmnluial|~ mul mmllri. ilnlri hvrilu. In-rrh--_|iw¢| u~;¢~u-l-l--- -.-|...»...-.-4 |l..- l.--I----ll“-I all--~» or furlulnl, ‘llnln ulnirlrl In"PIP “'1: lurllv North l'u\"ll\\' lllilrlnrln iiml In lII‘I’\I‘lI nu-ll In 1'In|n~m-1, :4-lumlu. 'l|lL|l\\ll.\I ziml riilluinu.

Building Farms a_t EnumclawSmall Acrcagcs Devoted to Dairying, Poultry Raising. Ycgctablcs

and Small Fruits in This Logged-Oil Area

The small fni-nis predominating it once heavily timberml but now‘ to ii sandy loam on the steeperat ldmimclaw in western Wnshing- lnggml oil‘. !~l|0]\(‘H and some shot clay. Theytoii and their variety of cash c_i-ops As in Ollie, nulls of western are exceedingly for-lilo and areare unusually appealing. Thl ls Washington, climatic conditions at a<l8Pl@d to (lillryillg. Dvllllry Pais-lrue imtwularly with the middle Enumclaw may be gnjoyed mac- ing and small fruits and vegetables.westerncr or one from the wheat ilcall all the em-_ 'l~l-in l no" ' ' C Sand Stock ranch SUcl.lUllS Slflfkillg a intenge summeryheat. The winters Near to Large Diarketschange from large scale operations are comfortably mild_ Tempem- Farm development other than°1‘_ the colwentlonal farm enter‘ ture variations usually are slight. 0" 3 limited Scale dates back notprises that he always has known. with such a combination of more than 30 years. Therefore,

One visiting western Washing- weather outside work may be done opportunities on good raw land aston from the middlewest views the year ‘round, The frosnfree well as_on improved farms are stillfarm layouts of strange design yet season is long and green feed for found in this favored region.there is something pleasing about poultry and dairy cattle is produc- Fe?" <l1_8t1'i¢t8 are more Satis-them--the dai ture; fenced ed pragtigally all of the time, Mneh facto_ril_y situated with respect tooff in ‘small tracts having a high of the rain, about 50 inches annual- proximity to market. Much of theacre carrying capacity, tract after ly, comes in the winter and gp)'i1'lg_ produce goes to Tacoma and Seat-tract devoted to berries, vegetables The principal farm soils are nni_ tle. Other large North Pacicand other specialty crops, long lay- formly of ne texture, generally a coast cities are potential marketing houses for large ocks of White brown silt clay loam grading oif in_ centers. Employees of severalLeghorns, the surrounding plots of lumber mills in and adjaoet torange for the birds and here and ‘ Enumclaw and mining camps inthere grain and hay elds to pr0- * the vicinity bring added demandsduce feed for dairy cows. CF01) -407941893, 1929 for farm produce. It is estimated

. . th - ' ' ' hChmue I5 Pleasant “NC COUNTY‘ WASHINGTON mill: toskeexgtthlerririlnnotlilleriéatitgn ioi:

These things hold true pretty Com - - - - - » - - - - - - - - - - -- 1,141 many years.largely for the farming country g:::":h‘|_':';‘i|':‘n°‘l - - - - - ' ' ' " £2 Enumclaw is on one of the im-around Enumclaw, a town of 2,084 0-in an Ind l-e;l'i'n',iln.',;l',;@ 783 portant tourist roads, the NationalD0Pl1l9»ti°I1 in King COIIIIW, 40 Barley lhreslled . . . . . . . . .. 59 Park highway, which skirts themiles southeast of Seattle and 30 All hay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --20390 edge of Rainier National Park.miles east of Tacoma, situated in $°"'$| - -i--- -i - - - - ' - -- {$3 Farmers place some emphasis onthe foothills of the Cascade moun- °‘° °' °' "' ° ‘ ' ' ' ' " ’ their opportunities to sell producetains on a gently rolling plateau ‘Berry acreaze not available. to tourists.750 feet above sea level, much of Co-operative e n t e r p rises, in-

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i alcre 115 years ago lwith the land gear, sending some to lSeattle and~ - ceare although t ere were no utchering some for ocal trade.1 Lwesmck on* Farms’ ' buildings on it. Mr. Moergeli In 1930 the return above the cost; 1930 states that judging from what he‘ of feed was almost $500 on the7 KING COUNTY. WASHINGTON _ has made on his farm, some raw hogs. A small ock of hens made

""1 °°|" - - - - - -- 2533 E land in the Enumclaw district $150 prot last year.. lui ¢§iii'e'I III II II III I I 33,541 1 ¢°"1d °e"Y e".e°"* "Flue °f $4°°- Mr- Haliar raises six acres of1 Cows kept for inuii..... 19,039 He buys allizrams Hls reslestate corn for sila e 10 r " t fg, acesoioas or

T"°-yelr-old ""||""8 t8XeS I'll" 850'-It $41 8 Yea!‘ 011 thle hay, ve acres of clover, about 18heifers 2942 h‘ h] ' d 1. '. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " * 18' Y Improve P°l1t1‘Y I'eheh- acres of pasture and an acre of:;f,‘;';l"T'f_‘t°_'f'f':s_fIjIfjj §;§‘,’§ Some estimate of the returns kale. Grains for feed are purchas-ciiiekens over 3 months. 862,695 from the ock may be made from ed. He owes only $1,000. ThisDozens of ens Predlleed the following review of the busi- farmer and his wife, in fact, have£29 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '9'757'9°9 ness given by this poultryman: in found themselves nancially able‘Figure; 0,, ghegp not ,,,,",,,,,,,_ the year 1925-26, the average pro- to do a great deal of traveling and

;*::*;°i..r:..?:.i.:i:; ii%%”.:ti: ~~eeluding s ere1_ime_ry.q poultry mar- beginning of the season; 1926-27, .keting organization, i n s u r a n c e 'th 1 370 h hwi . ens t e average pro-j°'gP€'J ell" gehehal Stores» h3\'e‘duction was 179.7 eggs and the“ ‘ ' ' " '"'”' ——‘-—a e Sulflleft 01 m1"l)'_0t' thepaverage feed cost per hen wasfa1‘mel‘$- The el'eemel‘)', 101‘ eX- $3.11, which included the cost ofample. handled 2.000.000 pounds of raising the pullet; 1927-28, 1,700Phtterfet lest Year» 65 P_e1‘ eeht of birds averaging 188.4 eggs each onIt comma from the Immediate afeed cost of $3.17; 1928-29, 2,010E_numclaw territory, although the birds averaging 18433 eggs with1:) trucks serving the plant reach an uvcragc [cud (gust 01 $192;out 6° m1les- 1020-30, 1,700 birds averaging 182

Small Farms predominate eggs with a feed cost of $2.84.

Seven church or anizations in In -the year 1922 Andrew Se-the town thg .t manskibought_a20-acre place nearS b e e e comlnum Y‘ Enumclaw which is now operated .~-

elen qsses g.° out 18 mlles and by his sons. The elder Semanski ‘ J 4 ~ .’-4bring children in to attend school. began with cows, but later deve|_ - ~

Although 01113’ 137,813 acres oped his holding into a berry andlhake "P the acreage Of eh farms poultry ranch. There now are vein King Count ther 46'6Y, e are » '"' acres of raspberries and 1,000 lay-fai-ms_ and the average size per ing hem supmying the major in-farm 13 29-6 a.°1'e3- M8113’ Of these come on the farm which is wellsmall places largely devoted F0 equipped with poultry buildingsspeelaltl’ ¢1'°D$ Yield eh 1h¢°me "1 and a comfortable modern ilwell-excess of that obtained on half ing. The farm has demons r tedseclimh farms "1 the KY9-1h g1'°“’"lg that it will produce an incom€ of!‘eg1°h$- Meet Of the farmers Dre" $250 an acre from berries and $1 50fer to buy much of grain used fer a bird after deducting all sums‘ '1reed. More than 100,000 acri-s Ill mid M1‘ . _. Thlbl '

1 0 01 c\pclisi.~i 0 L!‘l‘lL"-lKing County farms are operated by go iiiostly for canning and lirouglilowners while t t ' l ' iciiiui s 0lJL‘lll.U css . ht . t 0 ml] St QM;than 30,000 acres and niuiiu Hg cm b a p u a ygershandle g,7g6_ Dalryman Makes Money

All of these things are iiitercst- Pt*.(lt’l‘ llaljar tells interestimzlving and of value, but probably of of his‘ experiences. He liegan ingreatest value in sizing up any 1910 to develop a 40-acre farmsection are the experiences of which he bought a few vears be-typical farmers who have tried it. fore. Today it is intensively cul-E. Moergeli runs a poultry farm tivated and well improved and he ' i " * 'of eight and one-half acres, kecp- has a herd of purebred Holstein "‘";§;':;:_'|="'_"'{{!:,f;1_:1;';f"._L";1f;l‘Q:ing from 1,500 to 2,000 laying hens. cattle, a poultry ock and a herd of -on on IIIIIPQ lute ll ADP". emu!‘-Kale, clover and alfalfa are grown hogs. §':.','.'.',{, ':§|i.f"|'§'.'¢¢:"|'.'if'f-;:."f:i'i'ii 11::on four and a half acres for range In 1926, 1927 and 1929 re- g°,1f"Tf_Y_Pe'°::d ;;!;§';'n ,}_‘._"f;{'.{j_‘|',§f,':and four acres are devoted to yards spectively, 15 cows gave him re- PIIIPI lent EIIBHIIV. us" ot theand buildings. turns géagve lfggg cos(tis iiiirgéiéntiiig ¥:',','|'|":1‘§|'},,°:,‘:“Q1E,3'€|§?}"'|§';|€,I'§1E

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"ow Poultry FMS Par T530 the 'i»§h;m wall $316 for 12 3'.'.'1.'.';":-..'::.-.'..*E.':.':.:':':.':i.:::'i.-::'::The Moergelis paid $260 an cows. He markets 90 hogs every {,1{',.‘;" ,§‘§,'!;',',',':",1;,,1.']',‘;’_ ""‘"'°" '"“'°

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lino ul’ in numln-r nl lnmlu-I mllln operating lu llu- \|q-lull) uf |~1nu|m-ln\\. \\ii~hln;.1Icm. l'l|~l|l_\ 0|‘ llmlu-r ~|I|l In n\nlInlola~ In keepthe-no lmlnnlrlon uuluu Inr mun) )a-nrn l|l|:ht—4l|e I llnr | lp I I; I .- - u yr ur n us mmn nlrrrln In limlmu-l|l\\. ll lnun 0! 2.0.5] |m||ulullnn In kin: Fmml).

AC-REAGE SMALL FOR MINK ‘siiiaill s||:iee. Mi‘. Harpel says that other Ildvnntage is the access toFARM two persons can care for 100 mink , the tireweed growth in the moun-very easily. In fact, there is lessltiiiiis.. This produces 8 nelyWith no previous experience in work attached to the raising of avored honey and also lasts anziink falsllgrf M. A.fHu;p8l start- rqlinlli than $1 an equiil numllzer of l long time as feeding grounds.

e a min arm 0 t ree acres c ic ens. e femae min pro- ,about two miles east of Enumclaw, duces one litter each year. averag- Naelgge lfiolilbkrt states that t-he. V. . . g way has a'orded himWash., in 1927 with one pair but mg about four, although Mr. Har- Hm -, . . opportunity for sale of a largeaugmented the o_ck by the pur pels mmk have aieraged higherlpert of his production on thechase of several mink from_ Yukon so far. best days such as helideye he hasterritory and Alaska‘ HIS ock sold as much as $80 worth of honeyhas now increased to 92, and he “t h- dhas saved only the best. 15c FOR CLOVER SEED a is ma Side Stand"

M13 H?1'Pel "_d3 that the <30“ Koochiching County, Minnesota,°f Pl‘°d"¢_m8' 3 Kmnk Pelt in West“ alsike clover seed growers got an HIGH ACRE INCOMEern Washington is about $4,where- average of 15 cents 3 pound for OBTAINEDas the cost in other parts of the th ' ed t1 t d th _ .United States is usually considered ergpfielgcwgssiieflls ti {life Mr‘ and Mrs: L‘ L“d“."g areto be about $6. The reason for Th t f th t makmg 9' g.°°d hvmg °n the“ t“"{‘this difference is that mink thrive §§§§o,,-S §,§§,°s§§°f;w§r ens pfjiij- avyemgt -l“§t.“°rth °f E““m°la“'in the cool, moist climate of west- time are the price will run about as " Y nnsmg garde" truck ‘mdern _“d feed ;e_en_e_the sum?“ east eat selling their products in Enumclaw,usually cheap. The mink are fed y The!’ have leilmed the "a1u‘?°fm'on sh, horse meat, and cereal, to- L henswe farmmg and there ls WYgether with some vegetables, such BEES PAY [N WESTERN hlme waste space °“ the Ludwlgas carrots. Seattle is one of the WASHINGTON pace"greatest sh markets in the world, In 1928 the place producedand sh suitable for feeding mink Julian Joubert, a young man $1,800 worth of vegetables, besidesis cheap. Horse meat, packed in born in western Washington, start- supplying the Ludwig table andboxes, comes from the wild ranges ed to work with bees as a hobby producing feed for one cow. Whileof eastern Washington and Ore-; 20 years ago. He found the ven- this was a banner year, the Lud-gon, and is also inexpensive as com- 1 ture protable and has now devel- wigs produce a gross income everypared with the cost in other parts oped the business on a commercial year considerably in access of theof the country. basis at Enumclaw, Wash., to value of the land, which in their

The value of mink pelts varies where he has 200 colonies repre- vicinity brings from $250 to $500with the market and depends to a senting an investment of $5,000. per acre.very large extent upon the quality He nds that due to the mild The Ludwigs are both nearand color of the fur. A fair aver- climate continuous feeding is pos- their allotted three-score and tenage, however, is $15 per pelt. The sible as compared with other sec- years, but they do all of their ownpens in which the mink are kept,tions of the country where the bees work and are enjoying excellentcost about $5 each and occupyiare dormant for long spells. An-. health.

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OPPORTUNITIESDescriptions of farms for sale or rent, typical of the territory. Names of owners

or similar propositions will be submitted on request. Tell us what you want.

MINNESOTANo. 799—STOCK FARM of 600 acres,

16 miles from Pine River and 4 milesfrom Leader, Cass Co. Creamery, storeand garage located at Leader. 175acres level land and under cultivation.balance is brush and pasture; best ofclay and black loam soil. 80 acresfenced with woven wire. Seven buildings consisting of 2% story house withfull cement basement, large barn, gran-ary, woodshed, machine shed, goodwell and milk house, large hog house.20 acres heavy pine grove to the northand west of buildings affording g>ro_,tec-tion from storms. Price, 8. 00.

""€-'$...ooo:casa.——sunee-_ goes terms.Buildings alone worth considerablemore than price asked for whole farm.

No. 800—74'& acres, 1% miles fromMoose Lake, Carlton C0,, about one-third cleared Md under plow. (loop clayloam soil. balance brush and timber forfuel. more land can be onsily cloarod;small creek crosses place. Good 6-room house with screened porch. hnrnill llllld ll to ll! head ntvcki ill?!about trio. Prim-, $3,400. flood tormsrlcr nlrittrc of ltulltlinss nu Iltia pattu.

Ne. 001 100 ucron ltt Wntirtta t'u..25 acres in cultivation, 10 ucron i"llt'.t\tl

IDAHONo. 810—140 acres, 16 miles from

Sandpolnt, Bonner Co.. on State High-way, 1% miles to school, very ilne soil.45 acres cleared and in cultivation, 100acres tillable. some cordwood timber onbalance. 4-room house, barn to hold14 head stock, 2 wells and spring.- Price, $2,700. Terms.

." No. 811——40 acres. 5 miles from-' Q. A Sandpoint, 1 mile from railway and

high school; all level but none cleared.all easily cleared; no improvements.some small green timber, good averageland, not rocky or rough. Price, $12.50an acre, $50 to $100 cash. balance in*5 ¥ears.__,_ _, ___:__“'ASHlNG'l‘O1\'

llllllll. l’lP"‘9 ('0-. 30 acres iitto bottomland, running water. on good rond.

* cream and school bus routes. iiasA Iarsss ms use In nan!-uatral I|nsto- family orchard; fair buildings. 10 llo|-;~;t:"1l~m-::.b::.'=n":::.t:|:e II N1» B" stein codwz. l0 llt.eife{‘tt.lbttll“tcam hnrsaa,

H a nee 0 oo . rco. t.000. llsifolurt~; nil fsttcad; cnttaidurultla lttntvv cash. Sliolmoq of gym" |-om.,," gm»t.l|nlmr anti nltutttlttttce of sttutllsr trans sailing.for fuel and fence posts. Duiltliuan Nu. illil-20 ttcrt-ts. '1 tutlas oust orlttmttati naar river in a lino 5.-"vs, in" I-iuamelaw. Kins (?tt.. nu noon rnzut.nouse 24x24, lug lmru 201100, granary, closa to school, About 1,1 n.-rm, ||".|,-|-H". mM“,.,,. mu.“ “My “mm M “M”. nitup, rlttrltrtt ltttlimi. shed. two nnvvlnl cttltlvtttttttt. ltalanoo pasture, vgry“mm ,“,“_ my". ,.,_,,,M,,, Hm, ,,,,,| M wells clear soft water. 870 ttrrcn ttro tznotl ii-rnont lttutau wttlt ltasanuat. '1

paslurc; ubuiltiancc of Wttior frutn i'| inii ft. of surface. 6-room stucco nishhouse with replace, laruo srroonotlport-ls, full lmoomont with rqqm forallw. sott water in kitchen, smallclticltcn house. Farm adopted to com,alfulftt, clover, ltrttin, potatoes. l't-ico,H.000. H.500 cash. bttlsnt-c longtitnc at ii'.u'.'?~.

No. ii02_(‘otuhin:ttion farut and' summer resort-X0 acres with frontatzo

nu ill: l'lue imlte. 1 tulles wt-st of l"lll-iaysou. Altltin Co.. nantly loutn null wltltlight mixed timber, 6 acres cleared andin clover; new Broom house. lull base-

t'I'HlIitatiI rtvar lmltom land ilno for al- chicken hottscs. ctttmciiy snout t,tmofaifn. Prim», $24.50 an acre. Largo hirria, all outlmlltllngs t|m~t'm1|||‘y_ |-|~|.-..'area ttrszintt land adjoining. $4,000. Reasonable icrmtt.§itl\"l‘.-\\l,\ . Nc- "ll ill‘: acres. i tnllvn wrst ofNo. 800—Il20 acres in the Lnwttr llllilillllflw, King Co.. about 25 at-resFlailtrmi Valley, llalte ('n., 60 uorots cloareti, 4 acres timber. bulaticopnstttrc.lrrigototl ntttl itt nlfulfa. running stator. vary uaally put in cultivation. Modernabout 260 acres pasture; 1-rootn ltouse, 5-room ltousu. burn and other outbuild-horn 9‘.'aiii. lieu house. Tllio in o wt-ll lugs. Price. 10.000. l-tttasonaltle got-mg,improved place. Price. H.000. Lib- No. lll!i—l0 acrua, 2 miles son oforal terms. Ennmclaw. Kim: Co.. on good pp-ovqlNo. ll"? I97 act-cl. 10 miles south rttutl. close to scitnni, tmrtlttlly itn|trn\'M"T l'l""ll"- Ml"“"ll\ "0-t ll" acres eulti with small ltttttnc. ilpienditi tllutrictvstt-ti and utnru mitt ltn: nrivuta water for berries and dairyintt. i'r|n~, Jtton.ritzht frotu itnck (freak, lmlauco good $100 <,-ash, bqlgm-,. “mun mm|¢|,|y my

mom glossed-“ notch Wall ~.tt.-v pasture: good ft-ncas anti atuplo buiid- manta.hmm,_ Hana“. Pm-M,,,,,.,~1-1--,H,hL_|~r—“,"E-_~»rnR!. Good plat-r1‘nr dairy-in: and is~~-~N». aid:--6 an-on, 4 tulips from|.r|,.,._ ‘z_200_ m“,_m|m ,,wm_ mum," splendidly located for hunting and ilnit- ltinumclaw, Klnu t‘o., 41,. acros clonrnd,to suit. lllg. l'l'iM, $2,000, on easy terms. or ',-;. acre good pasture; ll-room ltonso,

No. 803—l00 ocrcs. 10 mllcs fromllioo llivor, Cass U0-. good land. -‘I0ttt-ram tialtl and mctuiow all fenced

will rout for $1.50 a year. small burn. 2 cltlcltcn ltnuaaa, uumtN"- ll"ll—l"l i"‘l'l"l- 2 "ill"! "'l"i\ l"\ll- well. ii arms soctlcti in zrttss. familyvvtt_v nt'ttt' Witltrltail. Jattarsnu t‘o.. trt-I- orchard lit trees. viuoyortl with as"M "n.8,, Md homo. ‘Niko bum trntcrl, I6 acres in cultivation. 30 acrmt vines. Price, 01.900 cosh, or 02,300 ongood dairy farm. Price. $1.600. 8300 l" """""' l""‘""° l““‘““'°' "9"" "‘"" l°"l"4~cash. balance easy terms at 5% %.\'UR'l‘Il l).\K()'.l'A

No. 804—Southeastern North Da- $4.000. $1.200 cash. good term! on trlct about Z miles from Phllomath.

ninit water all your; good 2-story, 8- ,room lmuso with well, another well "|"""0Noutside; woven wire fences. Price, No. 8.l7—3i> acres. in evergreen dis

No. 812-—-80 acres tributary to Pay-

kota farm of 160 acres, in Ransom Co.. balance.near C°"'“"l". Benton Co.. cleared. ex-close to school and railway; black loam No. 809-80 acres, 2 miles from cell! 1°!‘ 3 9-"88 ll! 8000 llmbef. 3 a¢l‘€8with clay subsoil. Buildings arc lo- Charlo. Lake (‘o., in the l.owcr I-‘lat- lll Ilflf. 5 more Just planted; goodcatcd in beautiful large grove of trees. head Valley. 2 miles from school, 76 4-room house, barn: Bll'Y9l' "Print!Splendid for general farming. practical- acres irrigated and under cultivation. "M9! DlD°d I0 110086 and barn. Price.ly all tlllable and now in crop. This balance pasture, all wire fenced. 4- $3.000. T8l‘m8-is being sold to close an estate. price room house, good barn and other out- N0- 313—50 80768. 011 Bolllllefll 810119.and terms very reasonable to responsi- buildings, good well. Adapted to al- about 54 miles from N0. 317. and boil!ble party. falfa, clover, sugar beets, grain and P111068 could 688")’ b6 lllldld as 0118No. 805-—S’l‘OCK RANCH — 2,400 potatoes. Has ‘phone, electricity will \lI1ll- 30 MP6! clllover land now inacres, 35 miles north of Medora, Mc- be available next year. Price, $5,500. good Dllllf. bllllff 1161""? W00d@d-Kenzie Co.. fronts 21,5 miles on Little $2,500 cash, balance on long easy terms 3911118 W8¢0I'- H8)’ 81011189 8-lid feed-Missouri River and creek runs through at 6%. llll 8l10d- P1109. $1.259-

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How Filberts and Walnuts ProduceW'estern ()rQg0n and western‘ (Cmitimmi from /'1!£r <. ‘I A pR]ZE FARM ("Rh

Washington grow lberts and Eng-~ . . ! , .- -_lish walnuts in considerable uan- among the" tnps has been 3 bur" -Lw-Id qmnerbtet’ “ho 1° a fmm. . . q . . Y ' l G . H b C t’.tity and the acreage is increasing. l momh ‘mt t° Europa l bin t ray: th ar or f mm 5These are the only regions now Land prices in this district heI.Sei;"}§t}f';.'e:raS‘;§1{ifI‘g,u{)6n§Z,;’fproducing lberts on a commercial represent a wide range according bel. Recently ehe wag a delegatescale. to distance from town, location frog“ hm, etate £0 the-Ijlational clubWalnuts come into full bearing with respect to paved highways, _,,am in Washington D C wherein from 9 to 11 years. The 0ld- types of soil and improvements. Qhe gold her etm. 0'\.eII we radieest groves in the Pacic Northwest Some idea of the propositions open in a national Bookieare a little over 30 years, but iso- may be obtained from the de- W“ Thmeretet pea‘; com letedlated trees 60 and 70 years old are scriptions of farms for sale shown - _‘ ‘,7 ‘ - ‘ Dknown to be vigorous and produc- on page 7 of this publication. Yharrjc 0(Efc?,2g::11gi‘n§l;§0\(:;:€:;tive of heavy cro s re ularl .. ' - - 'p g y

1 _Bearing walnut groves average we of lmtal préipgrgtlonland atmore than 1 oqo pounds of nuts to THEY RAISE HORSES ‘Peg a"‘h.g¥‘e ° “‘"'Y ° “b “P” -

the acre yea} m and year Out‘ but Albert Owes near Amber ateiaii: liavt: \:o!iid$1?’%n;01some will roduce well over 2000 - ’ - ’ - ' Dpounde p ’ Wash., in the Inland Empire, re- and %43tD1=ae}:Il8'S, :26 Of Wgieh. .

l t_ th th ld l 'a eld' gs were rs s. L ehas en presi ant'_’F‘u’&**‘f?‘ c°me_mt‘:1 b°a'('1mg.at‘ i)l(iissye:r frso$20%e §2licii.g Thyese of her club ve times,_ has held‘e an “X year‘ an pm. uctlon were good drafters weighing close other oices and is active in thehas been abotit on a _par with _wal- to tom W mooehe Vane . Gr e_nuts, or possibly a little heavier. a 3 3 angSpraying of walnut and lbert Mr. Qwes is a booster for horses “Ltrees has been a minor factor and and P111868 them on hls 6,500-acre A total of 2.2.86 cows were_onboth generally are produced with ranch, of which 4,000 acres are test during May _in_dairy'herd im-1635 ]ab0,- than fruits They may devoted to wheat and 2,500 acres Drovement associations in 1\0rthbe combined in a farming program t0 range and P8$t\1!‘e- Thls 1‘ah¢h' Dakota-with fruits or general crops, since el‘ 818° has 3 herd Of sh°1’th°1‘hS- L

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the harvest comes after most other He makes beef out Of all but his Roimi) Tmp H()MESEEKERS'things are out of the way. Both Very best bulls and lllet Yea!‘ his FARESkinds of nuts are knocked from the fat calves t0PPed the Sale at the Fm, .,,,d third -|~ue<d.“.e Fehman.' ' Inland Empire show in connection ' ‘ ' -'trees and plcked up- After belng , ‘ to Ileceiiilier---every Tiiesdn) to certaindried. they are delivered to ware- Wlth the earlet Classes-_ points. Llimn, 21 days. Lliliernl ‘stop-- - , over privi egos perinittiiig tiormigi iii-hOus€s' . Carl .Grelf’ near UnlOI:lt0“].1' \'estig:itioii. Let me lielp plan yourI\orth Pacic walnuts and l- Wash., in the Inland Empire, is ml,lierts have met with favor on the another breeder of Shorthorns and‘ ll. \\'. BY!-1RI.\'. 1;. I. .\..eastern markets and orders have horses. He raises Shires, and also ii:s .\'0l't|I(‘l'n l'm'lli(' In-.exceeded the supply. has a ock of Shropshire sheep. St. Paul. "inu-

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